Jay Leno's Garage: Appraiser Donald Osborne And Jay Leno Assess Great Movie Cars | CNBC Prime

[@Thechacha380]

My dad had a 66 Thunderbird. What a beast.

[@tbird430]

Solid cars. 1966 was the last for a convertible until the 2002 retro birds.

[@rueben44]

These guys are always great together.

[@bobjohnson1587]

Ebony and ivory! Together in perfect harmony! Lol

[@johnmorrow7080]

My brothers mate had a 60's Thunderbird in the mid 70s , loved the sequential indicators , we had never seen like it in the North East UK .

[@tbird430]

👍

[@shawncurtis3686]

Both Thelma and Louise and Vanishing point were filmed in Cisco Utah by the way.

[@anderander5662]

I can barely stand MSNBC but I love Jay Leno

[@ddavid122]

A mint thunderbird like that one not only is it expensive it’s really a beautiful car to see it’s also engaging.

[@ihave35cents95]

It's not mint at all

[@tbird430]

Movie value

[@jeantetreault132]

I would’ve most definitely chosen the 1966 Thunderbird all the way through. Thank you. Johnny, Montréal, Canada 🇨🇦

[@tbird430]

Bird is the word

[@davidcisco4036]

Just a side note: The car that crashed into the bulldozers at the end of the "Vanishing Point" movie was a 1967 Camaro, Instead of the Challenger. (see original photos in the link) utahsbest.blogspot.com/2005/05/vanishing-point-1970-behind-scenes.html Oh yea, both "Vanishing Point" and "Thelma and Louise" were filmed in beautiful...... Cisco, Utah.

[@mrj-charles6383]

I would take all 3 but would enjoy driving the Austin the most I think.

[@TheDude4077]

Yeah, about what I expected. I've never seen a challenger or a Cooper in good condition go for less than 20K, but I've seen multiple good condition 66 Thunderbirds go for less then 10 grand. People just don't love the T-Birds if they're not 1st gen it seems.

[@tbird430]

My favorite is the 1957. I am.the 2nd owner of a 1960. But I like the 1963 & 1966 model with rear quarter windows.

[@sasz2107]

I LOVE the 66 Thunderbird in Thelma and Louise! I loved the movie, but I really loved the car! The aqua with the white interior looks great! It's a beautiful car as a convertible! I didn't realize the interior was two tone aqua and white. I love those wheel covers! All around an awesome car!

[@TheVitusGarageAutoblog]

The 66 TBird is a beautiful classic!

[@Johnnycdrums]

First year of the 428 Thunderjet.

[@tbird430]

Correct

[@michaelleblanc3210]

The VANISHING POINT CHALLENGER was a white car but not destroyed in the movie. The car used in the end credits with the bulldozers was a 67 camaro. The first clue was the engine hood falling down had no hood scoops. When video players came out and you could rent the movie and freeze the frame at impact they clearly show the rear of the camaro and it was a 67 camaro.

[@dday9257]

michael leblanc I saw Vanishing Point when it came out in ‘71 at the drive in and I could easily see that was a junk Camaro hitting that dozer

[@opera93]

Thanks, appreciate the history, Culture, & “ cachet attachments “ on these special interests historical ( albeit sometimes artificial) in these machines,( interestingly I talked two times with a “ mechanic ,body Man” from Smoky & Bandit Movie: reference approx seven 1977 TramsAms used, (though my Special ED 1977 had Velour Interior/6.6 L) and set ups.......

[@jameslohr6558]

As the owner of a '66 convertible, glad to hear that Donald Osborne thinks these are typically worth $40+k. Not so sure based on my survey of ads in Hemmings, et al. Loved the movie, particularly the scene near the end when Thelma and Louise finally give it to the the tank truck driver and completely explode his rig! I know which vehicle I would pick and it is not the Mini or the Challenger. BTW, I saw this Tbird on ads and auction a few years ago and all the movie stars, Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, and Brad Pitt signed the visors. Didn't see that in the video. Obviously a significant factor in its valuation as it is with any vehicle with movie or celebrity progeny. BTW, Nick at Vintage Thunderbird Repair, is restoring a '66 Tbird convertible for a customer in SF, CA, to look like this one so she can recreate the driving route in the movie with her mother. In-process videos are stunning.

[@TheDrill65]

Nick's T-Birds in Panorama City?

[@markb289]

I've had my '66 T-Bird convertible since 1989 and I haven't seen one sell above $25k that wasn't an absolutely perfect trailer queen.

[@bobjohnson1587]

Is she planning on driving her mother over the cliff? Like in the movie!

[@tbird430]

@@bobjohnson1587 😳

[@mortishastyles1345]

That Challenger.My senior year myself and all the other kids had all those great muscle and classics.I paid $1500 for a 71 torino. cobra 429.A freind a 69 RS Z 28 for $1800 first day in the rain 140 mph.Another a 56 nomad $325.I got at an estate sale a 1 owner 22,000 miles 1955 2 door hardtop buick roadmaster perfect condition $75. These today prices blow me away.

[@HiroNguy]

IKR! I remember buying Auto Trader occasionally. The paper, long before the website or crApp. In 1982 there was a good condition driver 440 Superbird 4 speed for *$5000.* I'd love to tell Tyler Hoover about that!

[@tbird430]

Inflation. Wait, Nomad!?! A dream car of mine. And I am a classic Ford man.

[@octoman_games]

Nothing beats the original "Bullit" tho!

[@bailey9r]

And the 3.7 MILLION selling price agrees with you ;

[@themadplotter]

not even a db5 or muira?

[@HiroNguy]

Have this guy on more often! Fun video 👍

[@joserafaelgrangefuenmayor7744]

El carro un Ford Thunderbird 1966 convertible es el carro de Thelma And Louise (Susan Sarandon y Geena Davies)

[@3653-w2s]

I agreed with Jay id still have the tbird

[@tbird430]

Bird is the word

[@donphillips5471]

Jay is the best!!

[@trackrecord1592]

Thats a nice car that R/T challenger and it is in mint condition

[@robertojesusastengodiaz2898]

Me quedo haca con el thunderbird

[@finddeniro]

Early 1960's. .T birds. A very fun car. .My brother had fun and made money off it. .

[@paulbowers1639]

i like this guest

[@joserafaelgrangefuenmayor7744]

Me gusta el carro un Ford Thunderbird 1966 Convertible; qué sale en la película Thelma And Louise le faltan los dos espejos retrovisores; Thelma And Louise filmada por Metro Goldwyn Meyer año 1991; protagonizada por Susan Sarandon y Geena Davies; mi tío tuvo uno así pero techo duro; está muy bonito; saludos.

[@turkey0165]

I wonder what Jay likes a 1963 Ford Thunderbird convertible or a 1966 Ford convertible both comparably restored to the same state! What would Jay choose?

[@tbird430]

IDK. My love is the 1957 model, yet I own a 1960.

[@SankofaNYC]

Just like movie stars!

[@tbird430]

THUNDERBIRD for the win!!

[@stevemorrison1198]

THE TBIRD WAS AUCTIONED AT MECUM LAS YEAR, 2023.

[@timpriddy349]

Highend Mopars will always go up.......since 89' its been that way

[@donaldhollums3278]

So, if the late Steve McQueen drove the "Herbie the Love Bug" Volkswagen Beetle in a chase scene the value of that car would be priceless, right?

[@buckhorncortez]

Only if it could be proven Buddy Hackett was a passenger while McQueen was driving...

[@moyadapne968]

@@buckhorncortez Fun fact...Buddy Hackett was the passenger in another famous Beetle about 5 years before. A red convertible.

[@jeanshepherd7185]

Imagine what Ali McGraw could charge for her hot pocket!!!!

[@javiervidaurre6325]

@@moyadapne968 It's a MAD MAD MAD MAD World?

[@eldo59]

That Challenger looks like the one from 2 Fast 2 Furious.

[@jockellis]

How much more value would a Fiat Abarth Zagato driven in the 1960 Sebring 2 hour race by Pedro Rodriguez have than the $95,000 street cars?

[@porscha901]

Mini cooper go up in value in the UK

[@Jhihmoac]

I never liked that generation (1964-1966) T-Bird.... I always liked the ones the ran from 1961-1963, and 1967-1969 the best!

[@tbird430]

😳

[@ezrabrooks12]

GOOD VIDEO!!!!

[@firstnamelastname-ct7nr]

Love all 3!...they were cheap at the time...

[@jamesdunn9714]

People earned less, all cars were "cheaper" . A lot of wage inflation and car price inflation in the decades since the cars were featured here were built.

[@walkertongdee]

Not the vanishing point car it was wite and got crashed to bits.

[@Kimberlyexpects]

They are not saying that this car is the actual vanishing point car. They are just saying the that the vanishing point car was a 70 Challenger. This car belongs to Jay and thay had it there to show what a 70 Challenger looks like. The car destroyed at the end of the movie was a 68 Camaro body with no engine or tranny. Look closely at the film and you can see the GM steel wheel and the Camaro hood.

[@sammolloy1]

Most people think the car/train collision in the title sequence of The Fall Guy is from Vanishing Point. It’s from Dirty Mary Crazy Larry.

[@jchors2947]

I wish Jay would stay with the formula that made his show popular: Just driving cool cars. Now he's into stunts and other b.s. that will be the show's downfall...Top Gear (U.K.) went that same road and it got ridiculous.

[@ddavid122]

J Chors his jaylenogarage KZbin channel is more honest and true to his style. Live those

[@francoisnatchimie6937]

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[@buckbuck9225]

Why bring a movie car into the mix? Jay i used to be a fan but ..not much now

[@newlion7013]

I think the front end is what turns off a lot of people from these thunderbirds.

[@jamesdunn9714]

It got bloated and dull after the first gen T-Birds. Ford made a mistake in not staying the course like Chevrolet did with the Corvette.

[@sammolloy1]

James Dunn I always loved the 1Gen T-Bird. I finally got to drive one, a “1955”. Actually a 56 automatic with the continental kit removed and I assume the 55 rear springs. It drove like a miniature Lincoln Town Car and I understood how the 58 was the logical successor, and why Ford never ever called it a “sports car”. I also got to drive a 61 Corvette 4 speed with a warmed 283. It was nothing like the T-Bird. Closer to a Triumph Spitfire with the engine from the airplane Spitfire is the only way I can describe it.

[@markkesner9443]

@@jamesdunn9714 Ford would probably disagree. They've always maintained that ot was a good marketing decision for them. They made a lot more money off the '58 and later Birds than Gen 1. Personally, I think they could have done well with continuing the Gen 1 as a 2 seater AND produced the 4 seater, both with different names from each other.

[@tbird430]

Corvette didn't outrun a bird until 1961. Rear seats added in 1958 made MILLIONS for Ford back then. It was a genius decision!! 1966 was a one year only bodystyle- Like the 1957 bird. I like the 1966 body, less the blind c-pillar Landau & hardtops. 1966 has a curvey, more aerodynamic, looking body.